Constitution ad rates and distribution details in 1900s issue
Advertising manager J R Holliday handles territory outside Atlanta at Constitution Building. Washington Bureau address No 1727 5 Suez NW. John Corrigan Jr star correspondent in bars. Constitution is on sale in New York City at hotels and newsstands Times Building corner Broadway Forty-second Street, Thirty-eighth Street and Broadway, Twenty-ninth Street and Broadway. Not responsible for advance payments to out of town agents.
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Washington
Suez
John Corrigan, Jr
Star
Bars
Wale
New York
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Times Building
Twenty-ninth Street
Georgia bankers extend education fund to girls and boys
The Georgia Bankers Association education fund expands to include girls. The agricultural committee argues that one well trained girl can benefit a community more than two boys, with courses in home sanitation hygiene cooking and patient care. The plan aligns with rural betterment efforts, Smith Lever act programs, and canning clubs advancing farm women through scholarships and loans.
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Agricultural Committee
Georgia Bankers’ Association
National Commission On Country Life
College of Agriculture
State Boards of Health
Georgia
National duty to build Mississippi levees for flood control
Georgia's legislature urges unified federal action to assume flood protection work in the Mississippi valley, arguing levee construction and maintenance are as essential as river dredging for navigation and deserve national assistance to protect life and property.
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Mississippi River
Georgia
Mississippi
Mississippi Valley Flood Control Plan Promoted by Voters
The Mississippi valley backers have contributed 75 million and add 25 million more. Territorial residents seek government action to confine the river and prevent floods. All parties and President Wilson favor federal action. Congress must decide. Army engineers affirm levee construction as the simple, reliable solution to protect life and property and to improve the river channel.
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Wilson
Congress
United States Army
England Embargo Spurs Cotton Use For Jute Substitutes
A Boston textile publication lauds England for embargoing jute exports, urging U S factories to switch to cotton coverings for bags and twine. The piece argues this shift will increase cotton consumption, boost spindles and looms, and reduce reliance on jute, accelerating domestic textile adaptation.
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England
Boston
Mpl
Southern Railway sets annual safety record across vast southern network
The Southern railway reports a record year ending June 30 with over 16.5 million passengers handled across thousands of miles from Potomac to the Mississippi, only one fatality due to a passenger on a moving train. praise for crew discipline and safeguards follows critique of rail criticism, underscoring duty to public safety.
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Southern Railway
Potomac
Mississippi
Southern
Winter winds sing and holiday zany verse parade
A collage of light verse and editorial asides from Georgia era papers. It blends seasonal jingles about snow and Christmas with satirical notices about editors and merchants. The piece cites local mischief, poetical reflections, and remarks on commerce and public life with a humorous, folksy tone.
Search Warrant Bill Promotes Western and Atlantic Extension
HY C Ferrick of Atlanta urges passage of a bill introduced by Cooper Parker and Pickten to create the Western and Atlantic extension commission. He argues the plan will reveal hidden state assets and save millions by inspecting wharfage and port routes, potentially funding coastward rail extension within five years.
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Balter
Messrs Cooper and Parker
Ware and
Georgia
Atlantic Commission
Western and Atlantic Railroad
Western and Atlantic Extension Commission
New Orleans
Baltimore
New York
Maik
Atlantic
Atlanta
Old Constitution Days Recalled by Louis Saloshin Story
An anecdotal reminiscence details Louis Saloshin’s forty second anniversary at The Constitution. The narrator recalls early days on Broad Street, meeting staff like Colonel Hemphill and editors, and describes journalistic life in Atlanta with vivid portraits of colleagues, challenges, and the newspaper’s rise.
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Louis Saloshin
Sant W. Smal
The
Constitution
Broad Street
P 3 Moran
Walter Henderson
Cockie Burr
E Y ¥ Clarke
N P T Finch
Judge Lumpkin
Chesterfield
Indies
W G “Whidby
Capitol News
Country Press
Why it Is Wrong Editorial on education and race in Atlanta
A teacher of colored youth commends an editorial On An Unjust Measure. The writer cites Socrates as a thinker punished for youth instruction and argues modern schools foster morality and legality, noting the economic and civic impact of Atlanta's missionary and university education on both black and white communities.
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Socrates
Atlants
University
Southern Business
Atlanta
la Fer
SDGAR
Commendation for Editorials on Mrs Wise at High School
Reader praises editorials defending women's executive role and commends Mrs Annie T Wise for her election as superintendent of the high school commercial department. Briscoe, president of Southern Shorthand and Business University, endorses her eminent qualifications.
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Gitor
Uttie
Annie T Wise
Mrs Wise
Briscoe
Southern Shorthand and Business University
Need for Water Bonds Highlighted in Atlanta Editorials
Editor expresses gratitude for editorials on issuing bonds for Atlanta waterworks. As former waters works committee chair, he argues for bonds in any city bond issue. He notes water supply affects fire protection, sanitation, and health, and says The Constitution will support a bond issue now that council voted to refer it to the people.
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Atlanta
Waters Works Committee
Board of Water Commissioners
Cy Couneil
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Ats
Unfair Criticism of the Navy and Secretary Daniels
In this letter from Scranton Pa on July 24, 1915, R. E. K. Roden defends Secretary Daniels and the Wilson administration against charges of naval inefficiency. The writer cites rising shipbuilding, expanded personnel, improved promotion systems, and ongoing fleet modernization as proof that expenditures and reforms strengthen the navy and deserve credit. He urges support over partisan attacks.
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R. E. K. Roden
Wary League
Navy Department
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Navy
Gardner
Massachusetts
Dol‘ara
Maes
United States
Wilson
Wnder
Indian Head
Pletehe
Naval Wa College
Smps
Agsln
Didnicla
Tme
Scranton Pa
Georgia Legslators urged to keep doors open for Negro education
A 1915 Athens letter from Knox Institute Principal ES Clark appeals Georgia lawmakers against a bill banning white teachers from Negro schools. He cites enlightened support from both races and argues education invites opportunity, literacy, and religious growth, urging legislators to oppose the measure.
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Georgia
Senate
Geargia
Nugio
Afnet
South
Sohn D Hummona
The
Paine College
Augusta
North
Geordie
Bing
ES Clark
Knox Institute and Industrial School
Athens Ga
Athens, Ga
Georgia should adopt a broad settlement bureau plan
A reader in Atlanta urges Representative Blackburn and a skilled team to draft a wide settlement bureau measure to develop Georgia’s economy. He cites experiences from Kansas City and Armour & Co to show how Canadian farm workers and U S trade efforts lure Southern expansion, urging action to attract families, harness water powers, and raise Georgia’s profile through organized advocacy and practical policy.
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Atlantas Seriget
Vr Rove R Otis
Atlanta Real Estate Board
Blackburn
Kansan
St Joseph
Ozark
Arkinsay
Wokbung
Candin Pacific
Kansas City
Canada
Reid
Canida
Ilso
Armour & Co
Indus
Georgia
Georgia T
South Atom
Imitine
Georgiy
Pastor
Greene
Atlanta
Look Out for Small Crop Says Expert Geo. W. Truitt
Geo W Truitt, longtime farmer, forecasts a small cotton crop due to government plans and weather. He notes past yields per acre and warns fertilizing and late harvest could worsen the 11 million bale range. He cautions about late harvest timing and August winds impacting output.
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Geo. W. Truitt
Wales
Would Extend White Help In Education Debates
A garbled letter argues for criminalizing teaching that seeks equal schooling for African Americans and urges white southern men to educate and preach to Black people. It praises interracial influence and cites a partially educated Black quil and Atlanta University as modest help while advocating broader white involvement.
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Senate
Atlanta
John ‘Deere
A Negro's Sane Comment On Georgia Prison Issue
A college president and editorial writer respond to a Georgia policy debate about prison and race. The readers discuss race relations, education, and public guidance, praising responsible dialogue and urging restraint and unity amid political division.
No Bank in Dade County Prompts Editorial Note
A July 21 1915 Citizen letter from Trenton Ga comments on statewide banking and notes Dade County lacks a bank while its people use Chattanooga Tenn for banking. The editor cites the piece in Con stitution.
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Dade
Chateanooga
Tenn
Trenton
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